PA Best School District: Tredyffrin/Easttown Ranks #2

TREDYFFRIN/EASTTOWN—Tredyffrin/Easttown School District ranked number two out of 495 public school districts in Pennsylvania, according to the 2023 rankings provided recently by Niche, an educational platform, headquartered in Pittsburgh.

The district received an overall grade of A+.

The school district serves Tredyffrin and Easttown townships and has Conestoga High School, two middle schools and five elementary schools. The district has 6,928 students.

According to the state test scores, 77 percent of the students are at least proficient in math and 88 percent in reading.

The district offers AP classes and gifted programs.

Niche said in the report that the rankings were created to provide families with valuable information — both quantitative and qualitative — on schools in their area or in a neighborhood they’re not familiar with yet.

Overall, the district earned an A+ in academics, teachers, clubs and activities, food, sports, administration and college prep. The district earned a B in resources and facilities and diversity.
Popular colleges for high school graduates:

• Penn State
• University of Pittsburgh
• University of Pennsylvania
• Temple University
• Drexel University
• Carnegie Mellon University
• New York University
• University of Delaware
• Boston University
• West Chester University

Popular majors:

• Business
• Psychology
• Biology
• Pre-medicine
• Economics
• Computer Science
• Engineering
• Political science and government
• Finance
• Nursing

Additional T/E rankings:

• Best Places to Teach in Pennsylvania: #22 of 496
• District with the best teachers: #8 of 496
• Best District for Athletes in Pennsylvania: #18 of 495
• Best School District in America: #27 out of 10,751
• Best Places To Teach in America: #286 of 11,596
• District With the Best Teachers in America: #72 of 11,687
• Best School District For Athletes in America: #414 of 10,776

Niche said its rankings differ from others that rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance in that it also includes input from students, alumni and parents, as well as quantitative data from sources such as the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities.